Federal jury convicts New Orleans attorneys in staged 18-wheeler crash fraud trial

Federal jury convicts New Orleans attorneys in staged 18-wheeler crash fraud trial

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A federal jury found prominent injury attorneys Vanessa Motta and Jason Giles guilty Friday on multiple charges in an alleged staged wreck scheme, and both were later remanded to federal custody as they await sentencing. Federal prosecutors said the case centered on a scheme in which so-called slammers intentionally crashed into … اقرأ المزيد

Recent Syracuse basketball player is detained by federal immigration agents

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Syracuse, N.Y. — A former Syracuse University basketball player who fled civil war in South Sudan has been arrested and detained by federal immigration agents. John Bol Ajak, 26, who was still living in Syracuse, is being held at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Pennsylvania, according to … اقرأ المزيد